S/Africa: ‘Issue is saving lives, not money’ – Ramaphosa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has told the Western Cape Province government that the national government would provide it with…

Markets, mosques reopen as Gambia eases Covid restrictions

An atmosphere of rejoicing has trailed an announcement by the government of The Gambia easing some of the partial restrictions…

Financial Services industry dominates trading at Nigerian bourse

The Financial Services industry led the activity chart on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) this week with…

CEO of Nigerian bourse, CEOs of Global Securities Exchanges to discuss Capital Markets in Pandemic

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is set to host a special webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on the global…

Rwanda considers to start using drones in delivering COVID-19 tests

Rwanda is exploring the use of drones in fast delivering needed medical supplies, including COVID-19 test kits and personal protective…

Rwanda braces for COVID-19 surge following illegal border crossing from Burundi

Senior local administrative officials from Nyaruguru, a district in Southern Rwanda on Friday announced new security measures at the border…

Covid-19: Ghana moves ahead with process of bringing lives safely back to state of normalcy

The Ghanaian leader Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced the roadmap for easing safely the restrictions imposed to contain the…

Ghana’s tourism sector loses over US$170m revenue – Minister

Ghana's Minister of Tourism, Creative Arts and Culture, Mrs. Barbara Oteng Gyasi, says that the tourism sector of Ghana has…

Zimbabwe opposition officials arrested in HQ standoff

Five Zimbabwe opposition officials were arrested on Friday following an altercation with the police as they tried to repossess their…

COVID-19 drags Malawi growth prospects downwards – Mutharika

Malawi on Friday lowered its economic growth prospects for 2020 to 1.9 percent, citing the coronavirus pandemic which has impacted…

Post-poll violence costs Malawi $83m – Mutharika

Post-election violence has cost the Malawian economy more than MK62 billion (about US$83 million) in the past year, President Peter…

ANC joins ‘Black Friday’ movement in honour of George Floyd

South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has declared 5 June as Black Friday to mark the police killing of…

Morocco/Covid-19: Vehicle sales down 82.7pc in May

Vehicle sales in Morocco dropped by 82.7 percent in May, compared to May of last year, with 2,298 units sold…

Nigerian press zooms in on plans to stimulate economy with $10bn agric. fund, others

The plan by the Nigerian government to stimulate the economy with $10 billion agriculture revolution programme and the fear by…

ECOWAS condemns killing of black American George Floyd by police

The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the shocking death of an unarmed black…

S/African gov’t to appeal court ruling on lockdown restrictions

Stung by a High Court disapproval of its lockdown measures designed to contain the coronavirus pandemic, the South African government…

S/Africa extends lockdown to July

South Africa has extended the duration of the National State of Disaster for the coronavirus pandemic to 15 July, Minister…

Spanish judiciary bans use of Polisario flag

The Spanish Supreme Court has inflicted another setback on the Polisario Frpnt with the ban on the use of its…

South Sudan dismisses reports about Egypt military base in Ethiopia

South Sudanese Ambassador to Ethiopia dismissed reports that his country had accepted Egyptian request to build a military base in…

Morocco: Spain’s Supreme Court disavows Polisario

Moroccan researcher Abdelhak Bassou analysed, exclusively for APA, the importance of the recent ruling of the Spanish Supreme Court to…

Chinese army donates medical kits to support Rwanda in fight against COVID-19

The Chinese army has donated medical supplies to Rwanda Defence Force to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic,…

African airlines expected to lose $8.1bn in 2020

African airlines are expected to lose nearly $8.1 billion this year due to the Covid-19 health crisis, the Association of…

Ivory Coast to add 5m new voters to electoral list

About five million new voters are expected to turn out for the revision of the Ivorian voters' list which will…

Rwanda publishes COVID-19 guidelines for mining industry

Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB) on Thursday issued guidelines for a mandatory code of practise to companies in…

Senegal eases restrictions aimed at containing Covid-19

The Minister of Interior, Aly Ngouille Ndiaye, announced on Thursday in Dakar, the easing of the state of health emergency…

Sierra Leone’s inflation slightly down to 15.05 percent in April

Sierra Leone's year-on-year inflation stood at 15.08 percent in April 2020, slightly down from 15.56 percent in the previous month,…

Ghana: Press highlights Supreme Court order on Electoral Commission on voters identification card, others

The Supreme Court order on the Electoral Commission on the voters' identification card and the resumption of work on the…

S/Africa: Court dismisses Ombudsman’s findings against minister

South Africa's Ombudsman Busisiwe Mkhwebane's finding that Police Minister Bheki Cele failed to provide adequate protection to two whistleblowers was…

UN seeks $103m for Mozambique’s COVID-19, insurgency response

The United Nations on Thursday launched two humanitarian appeals valued at more than US$103 million to assist Mozambique respond to…

Nigerian press focuses on rejection of slash in budgets for education, health sectors, others

The rejection of the slash in the budgetary provisions for education and health sectors in the reviewed 2020 budget by…

Ethiopia, Sudan to hold bilateral talks on GERD

Ethiopian Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Dr. Selesh Bekele held a virtual meeting with his Sudanese counterpart, Professor Yassir…

Minister mourns Nigerian maverick musician Majek Fashek

Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the death of late Nigerian international reggae star, Majekodunmi…

Ensure free, fair vote, HRW tells Malawi

Malawian authorities should guarantee conditions conducive for a free and fair vote during the forthcoming presidential election rerun, a rights…

Senegal takes a leap in the dark as schools reopen

Postponing the reopening of schools due to the new coronavirus has cast a shadow on the Senegal's plan to save…

S/Africa’s lockdown rules unconstitutional – Court

In a surprise ruling against the South African government, the country's high court on Wednesday declared that the current coronavirus…

S/Africa hikes fuel prices

The rise in crude oil prices on the world market has led to the hiking of charges at South Africa's…

COVID-19: Botswana repatriates 94 nationals stranded abroad

The Botswana government is facilitating the repatriation of 94 Batswana who have been stranded in various countries due to coronavirus-related…

Press zooms in on Nigeria’s support for second term bid of President of AfDB, others

Nigerian president's support for the second term bid of Dr. Akinwumi Adesina at the African Development Bank and the plan…

Ethiopia needs at least 130m face masks – Minister

Health facilities in Ethiopia could face shortage of medical face masks unless urgent measures are taken, a senior official has…

Senegal’s exports to UEMOA countries increase

Senegal's exports of goods to countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) increased by CFA2.6 billion (about…